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Citing its own improper conduct, NCAA says Miami ruling delayed

The NCAA has found what it calls “a very severe issue of improper conduct” committed by former
members of its own enforcement program during the investigation of the University of Miami, and the
NCAA will not deliver the long-awaited notice of allegations against the Hurricanes until an
external review is completed.

NCAA president
Mark Emmert said former enforcement staff members worked with the criminal defense
attorney for former Miami booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect
Nevin Shapiro “to improperly obtain information … through a bankruptcy proceeding
that did not involve the NCAA.”

The NCAA does not have subpoena power. At least one of the people deposed by Shapiro attorney
Maria Elena Perez as part of Shapiro’s bankruptcy case appeared under subpoena,
and his testimony would not have been otherwise available to NCAA investigators.

“How in the world can you get this far without it being recognized that this was an
inappropriate way to proceed?” Emmert said.

Miami has been bracing for the arrival of its notice of allegations — the charges it will have
to defend itself against during the sanctioning phase of the NCAA probe. Those allegations are now
on hold until an outside review of the NCAA’s procedures, specifically in this case, are
completed.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Louisville’s Strong gets eight-year contract extension, raise

Charlie Strong got a long-term commitment from Louisville yesterday that makes him
one of the top 10 highest-paid football coaches in the major-college ranks.

The Cardinals coach and the univer-sity agreed on an eight-year contract extension that will pay
Strong an annual base salary of $3.7 million, plus performance incentives worth $583,333 if
Louisville wins the BCS title game.

Teens to meet with BG coach Orr after racist graffiti incident

A juvenile court judge has ordered two teens to meet with Bowling Green men’s basketball coach
Louis Orr, after the two scribbled racist graffiti on a sidewalk in front of his
home.

Prosecutors said they will set up a meeting within a few weeks between Orr and the teens. The
boys were in juvenile court on Tuesday on charges of ethnic intimidation and criminal mischief.
Authorities said they wrote “white power” and drew a swastika with chalk in front of the black
coach’s house in October.

BASEBALL

Phillies’ Young has $600,000 incentive to watch weight

Outfielder
Delmon Young can earn $600,000 in contract incentives based on six weigh-ins this
season.

Young, the MVP in the American League championship series last season for the Detroit Tigers,
signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He’ll receive an additional
$100,000 each time he makes weight, according to details obtained by the Associated Press. The
first three times, he must be 230 pounds or under, and the second three, 235 pounds or under.

“When I knew I wasn’t going to see the field, you can eat just a little bit extra,” said Young,
who currently is listed at 240 pounds on Major League Baseball’s website. “I’ve been on a strict
diet. You can get carried away on clubhouse food and late-night room service. Some ice cream and
good-luck cakes. But when you go back to the outfield, you have got to eat lighter.”

SOCCER

Beckham’s teenage son, Brooklyn, gets tryout with Chelsea

David Beckham’s 13-year-old son,
Brooklyn, is getting a tryout with London club Chelsea of the English Premier
League, and he played in an Under-14 game on Tuesday at the team’s training facility, sources told
the Associated Press.

• Real Madrid has remained soccer’s biggest money-maker for the eighth straight year as many of
Europe’s leading clubs shrugged off the economic hardship engulfing the continent and boosted their
revenue.

The Spanish champions took in $683 million to edge rival Barcelona ($643 million), according to
the accounting firm Deloitte. Manchester United had its revenue drop 3 percent but remained third
at $507 million.